So work, life, vacation, Burning Man, etc, have all really eaten up a LOT of time for me, and I haven't been able to spend TOO much energy on my project. Unfortunately.
Than means I have many hundreds of pounds and thousands of dollars worth of monstrous THK linear components sitting in boxes, and a pile of steel.
HOWEVER, I got some work done this past weekend. The frame is all square and level, and ready to get brackets mounted to it so I can start the long process of transfer punching all the rails and drilling a zillion holes.
The steel also got a good wire brushing and a nice coat of oxide red primer.
Planning on doing some work this weekend too.
Here's the pics, along with my reluctant assistant, for scale (She's not big, but she's got muscle!) Sorry, I took them with my Treo, and didn't color correct any of them.
Actually, most of this stuff is a REAL pain in the neck to move with one person. This is what's been slowing me down a LOT.
Alright fellas, wish me luck.